title: NK/T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a HIV-positive patient.
abstract: NK/T lymphomas have rarely been reported in HIV/AIDS patients. Here we report a case of a 37-year-old woman, with AIDS and a recent diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma in a mesenteric lymph node, who presented with extra-ocular nerve palsies and gastrointestinal bleeding. A small intestine resection specimen revealed an extra-nodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type. The unique presentation of this rare and aggressive lymphoma in the setting of AIDS and Kaposi sarcoma underscores the importance of maintaining a broad differential diagnosis when evaluating a malignant neoplasm from a HIV-positive patient.
authors.forename: Nicole C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Panarelli
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Furman
authors.forename: Y Lynn
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elstrom
authors.forename: Jules A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chadburn